Horror games seems to be lacking that umph! that it use to have back when I was a child. I remember when playing a horror game actually meant something where it leaves you with a lasting impression of being frightened, scared, horrified of what lies ahead of you, but we just don't get that anymore in today's gaming industry and it sucks.
Capcom has announced and released the original Resident Evil, Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil 3 on Steam.
With the ninth mainline installment looming, it feels like the right moment to rank every mainline Resident Evil game from worst to best.
At first I was like, No Code Veronica on the list!? But then I seen Mainline. The list checks out, but I would personally put 2 over 4.
I'll take 2 over 4 also. And even without a number, I don't see how Code Veronica, my other favorite in the franchise, isn't mainline when it's the actual sequel to RE2.
The original RE was the best. Its not on the list which makes no sense.
The remake of it was alright but should be higher on this list.
i’m fine with people calling it “mainline,” but leaving out the original re1 entirely is wild, since it basically defines the whole series. i’d still put re2 over re4 for pure pacing and atmosphere, even though re4 is the more replayable game. also, the “mainline” label gets messy with code veronica since it feels more essential than some numbered entries. i swear half the time i’m reading these rankings i get derailed by random gambling tabs i opened earlier, including https://monopolybigballerli... and https://football-studio-dic... and https://red-baron.org/ which is a weird contrast to talking about survival horror.
Capcom has launched a new website to celebrate the 30th anniversary of its long-running survival horror series, Resident Evil.
Your first sentence sums it up perfectly. "when I was a child"
You've become desensitized to horror. We all have.
maybe we got spoiled back in the 90s with likes of resident evil, silent hills etc. i personally loved dead space 1 and 2 and evil within, oh and shoutout for original condemned also
yes they have lost their touch...dead space was cool,but there hasnt been a real significant horror game in a while. PT looked like it was going to be the one,but then,well,konami
Definitely making a comeback. Ps4 is killing it with horror.
Imagination is a huge catalyst to fear. Our imaginations can concoct all sorts of horrors. Perhaps some of the fear is lost when we can rationalize our way out of a situation or know exactly what we are dealing with. I notice when games/movies reveal the creatures or monsters out so blatantly (like in the open or in the light) it's less scary. If they mask it and leave it in the shadows where your imagination can run wild it's much more scary.
I'm an avid horror fan. I feel that immersion and atmosphere are key to scaring someone. The music or score can creep into you as well to work with them. Jump scares are quick and cheap. While setting a mood or a pace invests the viewer/gamer into chaos and mystery. It immerses you into the horror. A lot of games/movies don't get that part right and instead just throw everything out at you for fear of people losing interest. Which doesn't creep into your imagination or sit in you long after the game or movie is done.
It takes a lot of talent to weave those things in. That's why to me some of the scariest movies/games don't reveal why it's happening at all. Plot sometimes ruins the mystery left to our imaginations.